sunday race

Sunday evening was the Summer Sizzle 5K and 1mile fun run. The race is to raise money for the Blacksburg High School cross country team which is the #1 ranked team in the state. So Amalia and I decided to give it a go and Lisa and Camilo came to watch.

Here we are lining up for the 1 mile run. Amalia was ready to go! Notice that she was one of the youngest kids, maybe the youngest.

The starting whistle went off and Amalia took off.

Unfortunately, this was soon followed by tears when the big ran faster than she did. Thats alright, we worked through it and ran a fast as she could. I had to carry her a bit but she probably ran 3/4 of a mile. She would sprint catch people and then have to rest before sprinting again.

Post-race cupcake!

Then it was time for the 5k. Reid and I had a bet. If he won, I would pay his entry. If I won he would admit my superiority on the web. Luckily, we were the only people with a cheering section. Thanks Cora and Andrew!

In a complete amateur move we ran over towards Lisa and Amalia to get high-fives! Somehow though we ended up at the front of the race... whoops.

Somehow we ended up staying up front. Two guys ran away from us but we stayed together through 2 miles. Then I was able to pull away a bit from Reid. He had me hurting.

One kid caught Reid. I ended up third overall at 19:08 and Reid was 4th about 30sec back. Not bad for an old guy and a cyclist.

The best was the post-race hug!

coaching

Lots of athletes (cyclists and runners) around here have coaches. I don't. But I need one and I think I found the perfect one.

the shot

Federer may have lost the US Open but he had the shot of the tournament.

getting bigger all the time

Camilo just had his 4 month check-up a week or so ago. I can't remember the actual numbers but the kid is a giant. He is 95% for weight and literally off the chart for length. He is so long the doctor thought the nurse messed up in measuring him, but Lisa watched and said the nurse did it fine. So he is a giant. I am guessing his size comes from Lisa's side of the family, because no one on my said has his kind of size. We'll see if he stays on this growth curve for a long time or settles down into a more normal growth rate.

why shave your legs?

I discovered a new reason that cyclists should shave their legs yesterday. Unfortunately, I learned it the hard way. The traditional reasons are 1) its easier to clean up after a crash and 2) its easier to get a massage. Well, I don't race so (hopefully) don't crash and I certainly don't get massages. So I don't shave my legs these days. But today I learned my lesson. While descending Ellet a bumblebee landed on my knee, held onto my leg hair, and stung me. So consider bee protection next time you debate whether to shave your legs.

childhood emotions

Here are some pics of the kids. Most were taken by Lisa. Pretty good displays of emotions.